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Nicki Minaj was born Onika Tanya Maraj on the 8th of December 1982, in the Saint James district of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. She moved to Queens, New York City at the age of five after her mother relocated to the United States.
Pink Friday (2010) was Nicki Minaj's first US number-one album, reaching the top of the Billboard 200 after debuting at number two with first-week sales of 375,000 copies. It had the largest sales week for a female rap album in the 21st century.
The Pink Friday 2 World Tour grossed over 108 million dollars based on its first 70 shows, from March to October 2024. It became the highest-grossing tour by a female rapper in history and the fourth-highest-grossing tour by any rapper or hip-hop artist at that time.
"Super Bass" (2011) is Nicki Minaj's highest-certified single in the US, receiving 12-times platinum certification by the RIAA and becoming the highest-certified song by a female rapper in RIAA history as of 2024. Its music video surpassed one billion views on YouTube.
"Super Freaky Girl" debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on the 12th of August 2022, making it the first solo song by a female rapper to debut at number one in the US in the 21st century. It was also Minaj's first solo chart-topper in the US.
Nicki Minaj's most well-known alter ego is Roman Zolanski, whom she described as a demon, a lunatic, and a gay boy that lives inside of her. She also created Roman's British mother, Martha, and other personas including Harajuku Barbie, Chun-Li, and Queen Sleeze. Minaj said she began creating characters as a child to escape her difficult home environment.